extensiveness

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noun

The degree or property of being extensive.

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largeness
OriginEnglish extensive ← Middle English extensive ← Late Latin extensīvus →
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Meanings

nounextensiveness (usually uncountable, plural extensivenesses)

plural extensivenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe degree or property of being extensive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness

Similar
largeness
Broader
magnitude
Also see
largeness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  9. Proto-Italic*tendō
  10. Latintendō
  11. Latinextendō
  12. Latinextēnsus
  13. Late Latinextensīvus
  14. Middle Englishextensive
  15. Englishextensive
  16. Englishextensiveness

From extensive + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

extensiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensiveness

MLA

“extensiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extensiveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensiveness.

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